Campaign Front
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Beneficiaries and Staff Celebrate Victory of Their Peaceful Struggle
Beneficiaries and staff of the Sambhavna Trust Clinic today celebrated the victory of their peaceful struggle for granting of re-registration under FCRA to the Sambhavna Trust. Leaders of the Union Carbide Poison Victims Healthcare Rights Front said that this morning they found a message in the Home Ministry portal that FCRA re-registration has been granted…
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Bhopal gas victims continue their sit in for the second day to save their only hospital for specialised medical care
The sit-in by patients and staff of the Sambhavna Trust Clinic continued on the second day with participation of leaders of organizations of survivors of the Union Carbide disaster. The sit-in at the Clinic’s premises has been organized by the Union Carbide Poison Victims Healthcare Rights front to demand early registration of the Sambhavna Trust…
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Bhopal Gas Victims start their indefinite sit-in for FCRA registration of Sambhavna Trust
Members of the Union Carbide Poison Victims Healthcare Rights Front started their indefinite sit-in today demanding early FCRA registration of the Sambhavna Trust by the Home Ministry. The Sambhavna Trust Clinic that provides free specialized healthcare to the survivors of the Union Carbide disaster is closed from today after 28 years due to lack of…
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Members of The Front Announce Peaceful Campaign to Keep the Clinic Open
Addressing a press conference today, members of the recently formed Union Carbide Poison Victims’ Healthcare Rights Front, announced the launch of a peaceful campaign to keep the Sambhavna Clinic open by the beneficiaries and staff of the Clinic after it closes tomorrow due to shortage of funds. Demanding early resolution of Sambhavna Trust’s application for…
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Third Meeting of The Front
By the third Sunday meeting, the number of people participating had more than doubled. Information of the letter reaching the Home Minister’s office and the absence of an acknowledgement, let alone a reply, was shared at the meet. It was decided by consensus that a second letter should be sent to the Home Minister with…
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Second Meeting of the Front
On December 22, 2024 the Union Carbide Poison Victims Healthcare Rights Front organised another meeting of staff and beneficiaries of the Sambhavna Trust Clinic. A large number of beneficiaries gathered this time to discuss the situation and next steps. Several of the beneficiaries present were old and almost all from low income groups. But that…
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Letter to the Home Minister for Quick FCRA Registration
On December 16th, the Front wrote a letter to the Home Minister of India asking for quick granting of FCRA registration to the Sambhavna Trust. You can read the letter in English and Hindi here:
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First Meeting of Staff and Beneficiaries
On Sunday, December 15th 2024 a meeting was called at the clinic. All the staff and several beneficiaries attended it and formed the Union Carbide Poison Victims Healthcare Rights Front.